The Lord Bishop of Manchester

My Lords, financial stability is crucial for sustainable growth. It is what allows people and families to plan for the future, to reliably hold savings, pensions and mortgages, and of course it suppor

My Lords, I want to pick up a point made from the Opposition Front Bench a few moments ago about family funeral directors. Over the last 20 years or so, we have seen many of those, in effect, bought u

My Lords, I have sympathy with all the amendments in the group, but I will focus my comments on Amendment 11 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Kramer, to which I added my name. As we have heard,

My Lords, I support Amendment 2 in the name of the noble Baroness, Lady Bowles of Berkhamsted, to which I have added my name. As we have already heard, this amendment would ensure that, when provision

My Lords, the economist Keynes, upbraided for changing his view on some matters, allegedly responded with the phrase: “When the facts change, I change my mind. What do you do?” In the 26 months since

My Lords, I declare my interest as co-chair of the ethics committee of the National Police Chiefs’ Council. I heartily welcome the Bill. I have spoken in this House on previous occasions regarding the